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My pet theory is lot of people overextended themselves due to easy financing[0] and are perpetually frustrated when driving due to the insatisfaction of getting

My pet theory is lot of people overextended themselves due to easy financing[0] and are perpetually frustrated when driving due to the insatisfaction of getting very little of what they imagined. They are just commuting like everyone else but with an additional big bad financial decision. Pedestrians, bicycles, other drivers, everything then become an instant scapegoat for their frustration. [0]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-14/new-car-prices-are-so-high-only-rich-americans-can-afford-them https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-02-14/new-car-p...

febusravenga 4y ago
> Pedestrians, bicycles, other drivers, everything then become an instant scapegoat for their frustration Yeah, but if you yell at other drivers, they don't hear you so you can do it safely. If you yell (possibly with open window) to pedestrian/biker they hear you and "take harm" (however small it is). Another "priviledge" od being in car. Total isolation, including isolation from consequences of your own dick moves. The very social situation of being canned box is reason for so much frustration of drivers. When you're on bike/feet you behave much better usually.